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Priscilla Kellyâ€s been doing really well in the indies following her WWE release since she can finally be her true self again. This comes as no surprise, as Kelly has revealed that WWE restricted her in-ring work in a big way when she was with the company.

While speaking to Ringsiders Wrestling, Priscilla Kelly explained that many fans wrongly believe wrestlers in WWE can freely shape their characters and matches, but the reality is different. Producers and opponents have a lot of control, and much of the process is driven by the companyâ€s system instead of the performer.

“Getting to do whatever I want with my character, getting to wrestle however I want for the first time in years, because I think a lot of people have this misconception that when youâ€re in WWE, you can do whatever you want. Itâ€s up to you to be a star. Itâ€s up to you to have good matches. Itâ€s not true. Itâ€s up to your producers. Itâ€s up to your opponents. Itâ€s all this big machine.â€

During her time in WWE, Kelly said she often wasnâ€t allowed to wrestle the way she wanted to. Major parts of her move set, including bridging German suplexes and powerful kicks, were off-limits. Sometimes opponents didnâ€t want to take those moves; other times, producers simply wouldnâ€t approve them.

Fans have since commented that her wrestling looks better now, but Kelly made it clear that her style hasnâ€t changed. Instead, sheâ€s finally able to wrestle the way she always did before signing with WWE. In her view, the difference is that WWE prevented her from performing that style on television, and now she can fully show off her in-ring skills without restrictions.

“And for a lot of my time in WWE, I really wasnâ€t allowed, in one way or another, to wrestle the style that I like to wrestle. I wasnâ€t, a lot of times, allowed to hit my bridging Germans and some of my big kicks and some of my move set—like, I wasnâ€t allowed to do. Whether that was because I was wrestling opponents that didnâ€t want to take the stuff or I was having producers that wouldnâ€t allow me to put those things in my matches. A lot of people are like, ‘Oh, youâ€re wrestling so much better now.†And Iâ€m like, ‘No, Iâ€m wrestling how I was wrestling before WWE. Itâ€s just WWE, in one way or another, wasnâ€t allowing me to have these kinds of matches on TV. So Iâ€m getting to actually wrestle the way I want to wrestle now.’â€

So itâ€s really clear that WWEâ€s strict system can hold back even very talented wrestlers. Her success after leaving WWE proves that having creative freedom can bring a career back to life and let wrestlers perform in their true style again. So weâ€ll just have to wait and see whether Priscilla Kelly will eventually make her way to a major wrestling promotion and show the world what sheâ€s made of.

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September 25, 2025 7:05 pm

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In an NBA where a rim-protecting big man who shows some athleticism, can set screens and roll hard to the rim — and then finish — has real value, which is why a lot of teams have called and tried to pry Walker Kessler out of Utah. To no avail, he has remained the Jazzâ€s starting center.

That doesnâ€t mean Utah and Kessler are ready to ink his next contract. The sides remain well apart on a deal, and all signs point to Kessler playing out this season then becoming a restricted free agent next summer, reports Tony Jones at The Athletic.

“According to sources, [the Jazz] highly value Kessler and see him as a cornerstone to the future…. So, if the Jazz value Kessler so much, why not extend him now and lock him into a five-year deal?

The answer is simple: money. And the NBA is a business.

The Jazz see themselves trying to end their time near the bottom of the Western Conference standings as soon as next summer. By not signing Kessler now, he would have a cap hold of $14.9 million next summer, which would give the Jazz enough space to keep Kesslerâ€s hold and still do work in free agency.

If the Jazz signed Kessler to a contract extension worth a hypothetical $25 million a season, then next summer Kessler would count for $25 million against the salary cap, reducing the money the Jazz would have in free agency. Because Utah has Kesslerâ€s Bird rights, they can make whatever moves they want next summer and then re-sign Kessler (and go over the cap to do it).

The risk is that other teams have cap space next summer and could come in and try to poach Kessler with a contract that Utah doesnâ€t want to match (the Lakers have had interest in him before and will have cap space next summer). That is not likely, however, regardless of how many other teams have cap space. Ask this yearâ€s restricted free agents Jonathan Kuminga, Quentin Grimes and Cam Thomas about that — restricted free agency favors the team that has the rights.

Kessler played in 58 games last season averaging 11.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks a game. He is a plus defender in the paint who doesnâ€t shoot a lot, but he does heâ€s efficient shooting 66% last season.

For this season, Kessler stays in Utah and plays for his next contract, which also most likely will be in Utah. If he builds on those numbers from last season, it just gets more expensive for the Jazz to keep him.

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